Spinal cord injuries : causes, risk factors and management / Alex Ann Martin and Jayln E. Jones, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Alex Ann.

Jones, Jayln E.

Series:

Neuroscience research progress series.

Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series.

Neuroscience research progress

Neurology--laboratory and clinical research developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries.

Spinal cord.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spinal cord injury (SCI) results from damage to the spinal cord due to trauma or disease and leads to partial or complete paralysis. Following SCI, physiological and lifestyle changes can lead to poor health outcomes. However, advances in injury stabilisation, medical treatment and rehabilitation have led to an increase in life expectancy. In this book, the authors present current research on the causes, risk factors and management of spinal cord injury. Topics include pain management following spinal cord injury; exercise training and its relation to slow bone loss in SCI; palliative and therapeutic strategies for SCI; NO-cGMP signalling in bulbospinal respiratory pathway after cervical spinal cord injury; and posterior pedicle screw fixation for thoracolumbar burst fractures.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62081-950-3